Been busy hiding Easter eggs? Just because you’ve yet to nail down a spot for your holiday celebration doesn’t mean your family meal has to be a flop. Especially with our last-minute list, which caters to every taste — whether you crave an elegant brunch, a raucous Greek feast or a family-friendly place to bring the kids. All you have to do is hop on over to your phone and make a reservation.
FESTIVE FLAVORS
For a Latin-flavored holiday, head to Havana Central (2911 Broadway, near 114th Street; 212-662-8830) for a suckling pig roast priced at $45 per person. Carved tableside, it’s accompanied by pickled onions, fried sweet plantains and black beans and rice. The price also includes a choice of mojito, sangria or cava, as well as a starter (gazpacho, avocado salad or Havana-style corn on the cob). Take a breather, and then finish it all off with either Cuban flan, chocolate empanadas or tres leches cake.
KIDDIE TREATS
If you’ve got the kiddies in tow, and a multicourse feast seems a bit too fancy, Bobo (181 W. 10th St.; 212-488-2626) is adding specials to its regular New American menu. Think a slow-cooked lamb sandwich served with shredded Brussels sprouts and french fries ($17) and, for the little ones, “Toadie in the Hole” — eggs fried in toast, topped with American cheese and served with french fries ($6). Adults can start the celebration with specialty cocktails such as The Raj, a blend of Beefeater gin, carrot juice, cardamom and ginger beer ($10).
Another spot where youngsters can keep busy is Wall & Water (75 Wall St.; 212-699-1700), where the private dining room will be converted into a children’s space with egg coloring and painting. The family-friendly Financial District eatery will offer a buffet from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. ($55 per adult, with half-off for kids ages 6 through 12 and free for those 5 and under).
SOPHISTICATED EATS
The festive east side brunch at David Burke Townhouse (133 E. 61st St.; 212-813-2121) will please sophisticated palates. The $65 three-course meal showcases dishes such as honey-glazed ham scramble with crushed fingerling potatoes and Gruyere cheese and grilled leg of lamb with rosemary. If you’ve got a sweet tooth, you’re in luck. Carrot cake with rum raisin ice cream and candied baby carrots along with a chocolate egg filled with chestnut chocolate mousse and huckleberry compote cap off the menu.
THREE FOR $30
If you’re looking for an Easter miracle, here’s a deal that delivers. Brooklyn’s Baci & Abbracci (204 Grand St.; 718-599-6599) is serving a three-course prix-fixe menu for an affordable $30. Add some Italian flair to your holiday at this modern Williamsburg trattoria, where the bread, mozzarella and pasta are made fresh daily and slow-cooked lamb shank is added to the menu.
CELEBRATE WITH SWEDES
Sleek Swedish mainstay Aquavit (65 E. 55th St.; 212-307-7311) caters to both brunch and dinner crowds with an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord served in the dining room and the bistro. Brunch lasts from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and dinner from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The $60 feast offers dozens of dishes to choose from, including chilled nettle soup, pickled ramp herring and leg of lamb. Save room for dessert, though! Tosca tart, a traditional Swedish almond Easter cake (right), is one of several sweets on the menu.
GOING GREEK
Since Greek Easter is also celebrated tomorrow, many Hellenic restaurants are opening their doors. Michael Psilakis’ Kefi (505 Columbus Ave; 212-873-0200) is serving a $34.95 four-course prix-fixe menu in its casual Upper West Side digs. Choices include the traditional Easter lamb soup known as magiritsa, roasted leg of lamb and galaktoboureko (custard-filled phyllo pastry).
You can also get your Greek on at Molyvos (871 Seventh Ave.; 212-582-7500), where a breaking of the fast begins at midnight tonight. If dining at regular hours is more your speed, you can visit the Midtown restaurant from 1 to 9 p.m. tomorrow for a $65 five-course set menu, which offers slow-roasted Vermont baby lamb with artichokes, green olives and orzo for the main event. There will also be Greek Easter eggs — dyed red, of course — for the traditional egg-cracking game known as tsougrisma. The regular à la carte menu will also be available.